Abstract

Released: June 5, 2020

Featuring: YONAS Ivan B

Songwriter: YONAS Ivan B Abstract

Producer: Blulake

[Verse 1: Abstract]
Seventeen with a pen and a pad
Writin' out my life, makin' sense of my past
Tryna find the light through a sensitive mask
I don't take it off 'til I'm deep in the track
Speakin' to myself, just reflectin' off of the page (Yeah)
Who knew the passive kid was just good as passin' the rage? (Yeah)
Off into a song so it couldn't live in the cage
That sat upon his shoulders just hiding behind his face
Back when it was simple, before it was a job
Before the expectations, before I knew the odds
Back when it was just a broken heart I had to fix
Now I'm scared that I've been broken since I made a couple hits
Fans want me to fly but they keep me on a leash
Fears of losin' me to a level that they can't reach
This the life I chose and they tell me that I'm a beast
But all I wanted was the beauty, all I'm searchin' for is peace

[Chorus: Abstract]
Can someone help me catch my breath?
My heart is beating out my chest
Hyperventilating
I thought I was waitin'
On someone to save me
But I'm findin' lately
All I can count on to not drive me crazy
Is being right here for the person who needs me
But holdin' myself up, it ain't been too easy

[Verse 2: Ivan B]
They give me pain then I elevate
Replicate the feelin' when I meditate
Can't find my state of mind when I'm out of state
If I take a break, I'ma break
Overthink when I don't wanna think
Watch my thoughts, I don't wanna sink in 'em
Pointin' out my fears, like, whatcha think of 'em?
Countin' out the years like what you leavin' them
Droppin' every classic, how you sleep on 'em?
How you sleep on 'em?
Lately, I've been keepin' it secretive, always feelin' defeated
Feelin' the blisters on my feet, I see y'all kickin' your feet up
Don't call me to kick it, I'm on a track, I don't mean to meet up
If you ain't workin', you workin' to keep up
Can't see me, I'll see you, ayy!
Outta breath, I've been a mess, too many choices been a guess
Overworking 'cause I know the water's coming for the neck
Doin' more, I'm feelin' less, is that a recipe I'll test?
Looking out the window, got a question for the blessed

[Chorus: Abstract]
Can someone help me catch my breath?
My heart is beating out my chest
Hyperventilating
I thought I was waitin'
On someone to save me
But I'm findin' lately
All I can count on to not drive me crazy
Is being right here for the person who needs me
But holdin' myself up, it ain't been too easy

[Verse 3: YONAS]
Yeah, yeah, yo
Truth be told, I've been away
I went from starvin' to havin' a competition on my dinner plate
And I don't say that to intimidate, I just want these gimmicky rappers to step aside so I can innovate
I built my whole studio inside my living space
So I'm writin' home with the lyricism I illustrate (Yeah)
I give people they flowers while they can smell 'em
And not a minute late, 'cause then they start to disintegrate
Rose petals and falsettos, they never really make it to these dark ghettos
So Air Jordans and Margielas and dark yellow
Will shimmy from the rain when the storm settles
Damn, it ain't easy but I'm fine with that
I put my heart into this music, it's forever where you'll find me at
I'm in the future lookin' back at this rap like an artifact
Tryna remember just where I started at

Growing up in New Jersey, Luke Terkovich, otherwise known as Abstract, was involved with music at an early age. Learning how to play piano, electric guitar, and the drums were Luke’s first involvement with music — and he did it all before 6th grade. With a move across country from New Jersey to Jackson, Wyoming, the distance between learning and playing new instruments got larger. It wasn’t until several years later that Luke began to mess around with freestyling during his high school years spent at Jackson Hole High. Evolving his newly found musical expression into Raised in Jackson, WY, Abstract is known for his immense musical versatility and affinity for providing uplifting music for a turbulent world. With a knack for storytelling, he provides introspective motivation to all who take the time to dive into his work. Notably known for his remix of Ruth Bs Lost Boy “Neverland” which has garnered hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube, his work with Drumma Battalion and Roze, and his 2016 album Something to Write Home About. He heads a collective known as “A Team Worldwide” 5 musicians from 4 different countries. Producers Drumma Battalion of Norway, Blulake of Sweden, Cryo Music of Scotland, and Abstract. Coming off his first overseas tour with YONAS, the ATWW collective is gearing up to drop Abstracts new album/experience late summer 2018.writing detailed lyrics, he began to find that he could vent the stresses of his everyday life through creating music. Slowly progressing through the years of his new town where he calls home; balancing school, life, and music developed Luke to become Abstract.

Trying to find his sound was a young teenager who just looked to get something written down and then translated into music, and eventually rap. Still in his caterpillar stage of metamorphosis was a young Abstract who released his first ever collection of songs, properly named The Dream.

In 2012, through YouTube, Abstract met Craig McAllister, a producer from Glasgow, Scotland. During that period, Abstract was in the midst of working on On My Own Time and was the first time Craig showed up with Abstract. Afterwards, the duo started to mesh extremely well and produced the five projects, Under Lights & Microscopes, A Life To Live By, Dreaming With Eyes Open, The Science Of Feeling Tall, and We Are The Artist.

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